High yield of M-side electron transfer in mutants of Rhodobacter capsulatus reaction centers lacking the L-side bacteriopheophytin

Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3845-3851

  Chuang, Jessica I ^a   Boxer, Steven G ^a   Holten, Dewey ^b   Kirmaier, Christine ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FREE ENERGY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MUTAGENESIS; OXIDATION;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; MUTANTS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIOPHEOPHYTIN; DETERGENT; HISTIDINE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMATOPHORE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TITRIMETRY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DETERGENTS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; HISTIDINE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHEOPHYTINS; PLASMIDS; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 33645453302     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0601048     Document Type: Article

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